Vaalsbroek Castle

Vaalsbroek,
is located southwest of Vaals near the hamlet of Raeren, at the foot of
the Eschberg. It originated from the 'hoff zo Broiche' mentioned in 1479.
The location of the current country estate and the castle on the slope of
a hill doesn't seem to be in line with the name Vaalsbroek, which is a
location in a low-lying swampy area. For the
The current location of the manor house is probably the location of the
the relief-dependent watermill has been decisive.

It
The present manor house was built shortly after 1733, possibly after the design of
Laurenz Mefferdatis. This was to replace a castle, of which the
most of the vaulted late medieval house
probably still remains. In 1761, Johann Arnold von Clermont had the manor house extensively rebuilt according to plans by Joseph Moretti.

In
left side of the house, the water of the Zieversbeek is dammed up in
a very large mill pond. The outflow
Vaalsbroekermolen was built in 1765 and powered the
Spinning mill also founded in 1765 by Johann Arnold von Clermont
at. This spinning mill is a continuation of a flour mill that was built in 1542
and must have stood in the same place. In 1860, the
watermill, which in the meantime had been turned back into a flour mill, enlarged
and equipped with a steam engine, to which the square chimney is still
Reminds. The watermill was in operation until about 1960 and was
In 1990 a catering function.

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